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The men, who are also being investigated for an
offence against Vinicius' moral integrity, have been banned from
approaching and communicating with the Real Madrid winger
pending further investigation, a court statement said.
The inquiry was opened after an inflatable black effigy dressed
in the No. 20 jersey of Vinicius Jr was hung from a bridge in
front of Real Madrid's training grounds before a match against
Atletico Madrid in January.
Alongside it was a large red and white banner - the colours of
Atletico - that read "Madrid hates Real".
Three of the arrested men were members of "a radical group of
fans of a Madrid club" who were previously flagged during
matches as "high risk", according to police.
The court said the four suspects are also banned from
approaching the Real Madrid training grounds.
They will not be allowed within 1,000 metres of the Santiago
Bernabeu and Civitas Metropolitano stadiums, nor any LaLiga
stadium during soccer matches.
Vinicius Jr has been in the spotlight since Sunday when racist
chants were hurled at him at Valencia's Mestalla stadium.
His complaints about Spain and LaLiga not doing enough to fight
racism have sparked a worldwide wave of support and a national
debate in Spain.
(Reporting by Emma Pinedo, editing by Mark Heinrich)
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